Functional Solutions for Contemporary Housing Industry – Board by Snaidero

Simplicity, Sociality, Freedom: these are the features defining Board, Snaidero’s latest project developed in collaboration with architect Pietro Arosio.

The project stems from the profound reflection imposed on the company by the radical changes in living needs and the difficult global economic trend: as a result, the design research began to focus on more accessible solutions that are easier to design, customise, purchase and inhabit. Though seemingly straightforward, this concept required a huge effort within the company in order to shift the focus towards services and quality.

Board specifically aims to offer an industrial solution to the evolution in the contemporary housing industry, which tends to increasingly propose and build compact environments, shared spaces with freely configured interiors that are bright and open, without any functional constraints and geared towards new levels of environmental quality. Snaidero’s solution yet again reflects a tangible design concept featuring excellent aesthetic and functional solutions, yet tailored to limited space requirements that call for flexible and highly customisable industrial solutions.

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Contemporary New Dwelling in Derbyshire by RDArchitects

RDArchitects were commissioned by a private client to produce designs for a high quality and contemporary new dwelling in the village of Quarndon, Derbyshire. The existing house was replaced to provide more rational and flexible open-plan spaces for the family to inhabit and to allow for panoramic views to the landscape at the rear.

The concept of an internal curving feature wall comprising of multiple timber fins was adopted to define the interior spaces whilst maintaining views to the garden from the front of the house. Contemporary internal finishes such as exposed polished concrete and white plaster are softened with the use of oak panelling.

To minimise energy loss, the walls are super-insulated with modern insulated ‘through colour’ render systems. Renewable energy technologies such as PV panels have been provided to create electricity which is sold back to the national grid, and rainwater harvesting is used to minimise the amount of mains water consumed. All of these systems work in combination to reduce the house’s annual carbon consumption and reduce utility bills.

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